I always prefer bulk to bagged. My small brain thinks I'm getting a better deal. Those sales they were having at HD and Lowe's were awesome sales but I've gotten mulch during those sales before and it always bleached faster than the better quality stuff. Also, I'd prefer to scoop mulch out of my truck into the wheelbarrow rather than open bags and dump into the wheelbarrow. Either way I'm scooping out of the wheelbarrow because I get more control with the pitch fork than shaking a bag over the garden.